Question

What is the rate of change in y with respect to x in the function x + 5y = 10?

Answer 1

-1/5

Explanation:

let's put the function in slope intercept form (y = mx + b).

x + 5y = 10

y = - (1/5)x + 2

when the function is in slope intercept form, (m) is the rate of change or the slope.

therefore, the rate of change -1/5